"I mean, look, the government is not a startup obviously. But projects to change government I think are best thought of as startups."

“I implore you, I entreat you and I challenge you to speak with conviction. To say what you believe in a manner that bespeaks the determination with which you believe it. Because contrary to the wisdom of the bumper sticker, it is not enough these days to simply question authority—you've got to speak with it too.”

Source : Taylor Mali (2012). “What Teachers Make: In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World”, p.39, Penguin

“The simple fact is this: when you goto Alaska, you get your ***** kicked.”

Source : Mark Twight (2001). “Kiss Or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber”

“The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end up being so personal - because the kind of artists I like, they convince me, they totally win me over straight away in that thing. Like, 'Oh my God, this song is totally about me.'”

Source : "The Many Ages Of Adele". Interview with Esther Zuckerman, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 23, 2011.

“New York City is a living organism; It evolves, it devolves, it fluctuates as a living organism. So my relationship with New York City is as vitriolic as the relationship with myself and with any other human being which means that it changes every millisecond, that it's in constant fluctuation.”

Source : "The Cruise". Documentary, 1998.

“You need that hunger no matter what, because eventually the honeymoon period wears off. Somewhere between printing your business cards that say 'founder' on them and everything else you have to do, you realize, 'Oh, actually this is a ton of work.'”

“I find that if I use my time well and take care of my mind/body when I'm outside of work, then I feel more supported throughout my day.”

“The people who will succeed fifteen years from now, the countries which will succeed, are those which are most based on a sustainable vision of the world. That is what we should be training people to do”

“The best book, like the best speech, will do it all - make us laugh, think, cry and cheer - preferably in that order.”